SORTIE REPORT #2114
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑16 75 262 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Bad Day At Augsburg: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two formations on today's mission. A group-sized formation was assigned to the 40th Composite Combat Wing; it could not find its assigned Wing, so it tacked on to the 1st Combat Wing and completed the mission. Also, a single squadron formation was assigned as the low squadron of the Composite High Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The formations were unable to attack the primary target because it was obscured by clouds, so the bombers unloaded on the secondary target, Augsburg, using PFF (RADAR) aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (PFF)
Target: City
Type: Non-Military
Location: Augsburg, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97081 546th BK*K not known Watterson, Arnold (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Corcoran, John Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Stewart, Gilman Carter 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Collins, Bernard John 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Murphy, David Williams 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bowles, Charles Percy 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hailey, Harold Charles 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Tenborg, George Laurence 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Thompson, James Westerfield 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Leonard, Frank Valentine 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Slife, Harry Frances 546 Completed, Uninjured
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